Table 3.
Treatments | SOD (U/mg protein) | CAT (U/mg protein) | ATPase (mg Pi/100 g/min) |
---|---|---|---|
Control | 69.0 ± 3.81 | 83.0 ± 4.58 | 1829 ± 101 |
AgNPs per se | 71.0 ± 3.92 | 82.0 ± 4.53 | 1830 ± 101 |
APAP per se | 36.0 ± 1.99b | 39.0 ± 2.15b | 1021 ± 56.4b |
APAP + AgNPs 50 μg/kg % protection | 55.0 ± 3.04* (57%) | 60.0 ± 3.31* (48%) | 1230 ± 68.0* (26%) |
APAP + AgNPs 100 μg/kg % protection | 60.5 ± 3.34* (74%) | 71.5 ± 3.95* (74%) | 1550 ± 85.6* (65%) |
APAP + AgNPs 150 μg/kg % protection | 61.6 ± 3.40* (77%) | 71.8 ± 3.96* (74%) | 1560 ± 86.2* (67%) |
APAP + S 50 mg/kg % protection | 66.0 ± 3.64* (91%) | 79.6 ± 4.40* (92%) | 1640 ± 90.6* (77%) |
ANOVA | 14.868a | 19.061a | 14.776a |
Data are mean ± SEM; N = 6.
aSignificant at 5% for ANOVA.
bAPAP vs control.
*APAP + therapy vs APAP at P ≤ 0.05.